KAL’s cartoon: this week, austerity.
Funny/Sad.
France: The California of Europe™
And, for reference, I mean that in the most denigrating way possible.
Youths overturn a car in a street in Lyon, central France, Thursday Oct.21, 2010. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Imagine if these morons put as much energy into their schoolwork/job search/jobs/careers.
Grow up.
More photos of “France on Strike” from The Big Picture here.
Weeks of strikes, protests and demonstrations have brought much of France to a standstill as workers, students and others voice their strong opposition to a government proposal to raise the age for a minimum pension from 60 to 62. A quarter of the nation’s gas stations were out of fuel, hundreds of flights were canceled, long lines formed at gas stations and train services in many regions were cut in half. Protesters blockaded Marseille’s airport, Lady Gaga canceled concerts in Paris and rioting youths attacked police in Lyon. The unpopular bill is edging closer to becoming law as the French Senate is preparing to vote on it today. Collected here are recent images of the unrest around France. Update: Pension reform bill just now passed by French senate.
PHOENIX with DAFT PUNK - Harder Better Faster Stronger / Around The World Remix, Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, 10.20.2010.
So, this happened.
Epic.
Recorded on my iPhone 4. Pardon the shakes. I was dancing.
I made an MP3 of the track (only 64 kbps mono. sue me). Download here. [via Mega Upload]
Vive la musique populaire de France.
Related:
I won tickets to the Phoenix show at MSG tonight from Thrillist.
